Overhaul

Wheel Bearing Unit

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Thrust Plate (Vw 401)

• Thrust Plate (Vw 402)

• Punch (Vw 412)

• Assembly Tool (T10230)

• Separating Tool (Kukko 15/3 With 17/3)

Perform the following work:

- Remove wheel bearing unit. Refer to => [ Wheel Bearing Unit ] Wheel Bearing Unit.

Wheel Hub, Removing from Wheel Bearing






- Use the special tools as shown in the figure.

1. (VW 412)

2. Sleeve (T10230/8)

3. Thrust piece (T10230/3)

4. Wheel bearing unit

5. (VW 402)

6. (VW 401)


- Press the wheel hub out of the wheel bearing.

Remove the bearing inner race from the hub.





- Insert the separating tool between the bearing inner race - 1 - and the wheel hub - 2 - and pretension with the spindle.

• Use a commercially available separating tool, such as the (Kukko 15/3 with 17/3).

- Use the special tools as shown in the figure.






1. (VW 412)

2. Sleeve (T10230/8)

3. Thrust piece (T10230/3)

4. Wheel hub

5. Bearing inner race

6. (Kukko 15/3 with 17/3)


- Press the bearing inner race from the hub.

Pressing Wheel Hub into Wheel Bearing

• Avoid contaminating with dirt and damaging the seal when setting down/storing.

The wheel bearing - 1 - must always face up.






- Always set the wheel bearing unit down on the wheel hub - 2 -.

- Use the special tools as shown in the figure.






1. (VW 412)

2. (VW 402)

3. Wheel hub

4. Ball bearing

5. (VW 401)


• The reworked surface on the wheel bearing outer race faces down.

When installing or pressing in, make sure there is no dirt or contaminants between the (VW 401) - 5 - and the ball bearing - 4 -.

- Press the wheel hub into the wheel bearing.

- Install wheel bearing unit. Refer to => [ Wheel Bearing Unit ] Wheel Bearing Unit.